The veteran's service-connected telangiectasia is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not higher than what is warranted based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show more than 40% of the entire body or exposed areas affected by the condition, nor does it indicate constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs required during a twelve-month period. The highest rating available under the applicable diagnostic code is 60 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- telangiectasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0503629
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, and other specific trauma and stressor-related disorder are granted. Service connection is also established for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right leg disability, cellulitis, telangiectasia, photoaging, sebaceous hyperplasia, actinic keratosis, and herpes. An effective date earlier than July 22, 2015 for left lower leg laceration with infection and drainage is denied.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current skin condition, telangiectasia, did not manifest in service or is otherwise related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
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